Data came from old ETT's were current information or sightings are unavailable. IF anyone has more current information let the us know and we'll update the sight with more accurate information and add any missing data. Particularly needed is information East of Madisonville on passing tracks (sidings used for train meets) in particular.Color codeing is a work in progress.
| MP |
name |
| 1-4.5 |
Louisville yard area |
| 4.5 |
Shively |
LG&E, cane run RD access via “y” former IC Frankford spur |
| 3.6 to 4.8 |
Early Times siding |
| 12 |
Valley station |
| 17 |
Kosmosdale |
| 20.8 |
West point - fourth st |
| 21 |
West point |
| 28.3 |
Tip top |
| 31 |
Ft. Knox station |
| 35.2 |
scotty's stone unload site |
| 36.7 |
Vine grove- Main ST |
| 41.0 |
Rineyville |
| 45.8 |
North end Cecilia siding |
| 46.9 |
Cecilia - Black Branch Rd yard office |
| 47 |
Cecilia |
junction with Elizabethtown branch |
| 50.02 |
Hot box detector |
| 51.7 |
Stephsburg |
| 57.5 |
Summit |
| 61.5 |
North Big Cliffty |
| 62 |
Big Clifty |
| ? |
South Big Cliffty |
| 68 |
Clarkson |
| 71.05 |
Leitchfield, route KY 902 |
passing track |
| 71.52 |
Leitchfield ,Main st, route KY 259 |
passing track running to the east/North |
| 77.99 |
Millwood, route KY 2193 grade crosing |
single ended siding to east, was double ended in 1965 |
|
| 83.7 |
Caneyville grade crossing KY 79
| MOW spur off Caneyville siding |
| 83.8 |
North end Caneyville siding |
| 87.6 |
Spring Lick area, Route KY 736 |
1 track, feilds on one side hill on the other |
|
| 88 |
Spring Lick |
| 91.5 |
Goffs |
| 96.? |
Horse Branch |
old IC station and PAL maintance base, unused yard to South/west |
| 96.8 |
South Horse Branch |
siding extends North/east small yard also in that direction |
| 100.1 |
Rosine |
only grade crosing in town IC type C station nearby |
| 103.5 |
Horton (hot box detector) Mt Zion Rd |
grade gets steep to the north/east. single ended siding extends up grade, south west end removed. |
| 105.8 |
KY 6117 /Robroy rd |
Parkway along side runing paralel |
| 108.6 |
Beaver Dam, route KY 321 |
pasing track extends east ward |
| 111.71 |
Mc Henry, Route KY 1245 crossing |
west of Mine lead |
| 115 |
Ken Wye or just Ken |
There was a spur/Y to Pyramid mine,abandoned S-6 switcher |
| 117.6 |
Rockport first signal east of brige on Main st. |
| 117.9 |
Rockport (drawbridge) green river |
| 119.5 |
Martwick |
| 121.21 |
Nelson, route KY 1379 |
| 125 |
Central city yard |
| 125.5 |
Central City (siding from 126-124) |
| 128 |
Cherry |
| 129.66 |
River Queen mine (used for storage) |
| 131 |
KY 131 |
| aproxament location |
| 138 |
Vogue |
| 139.8 |
Pond river grade crosing KY 70 |
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| 141.5 |
Pond/pond river (RUBY siding) |
(pass) |
|
| 143.4 |
Cimarron mine (in East Diamond area) |
| 144.4 |
CSX interchange |
| 145.3 |
Pennyrile Parkway underpass |
| 145.56 |
CSXT main line underpass |
| 145.96 |
Fugate lumber spur /old Madisonville lead track (removed) |
| 147.7-149.5 |
West yard |
| 149.32 |
Highway 70 crosses yard lead |
| 149.38 |
North leg Warrior mine loop |
| 149.82 |
South leg Warrior mine loop (Warrior Mine also known as Carnine KY) |
| 153.3 |
Richland-KY route 1337 off KY 70 |
signal and detector near grade crossing |
| 153.5 |
defect detector |
| 158.85 |
Charleston |
KY 109 overpass North side of town |
| 161.1 |
West KY parkway/I-69 |
passes over the PAL |
| 162.12 |
(Princeton?) Mine equipment Co., Former mine site |
| 162.7 |
US 62 Overpass |
Six seam area of Dawson springs |
| 164.35 |
Begins Dawson Springs passing track |
| 165.00 |
Dawson Springs (“station“) end of passing track |
| 166.4 |
(tunnel) |
KY 672 goes over top |
|
| 172.5 |
Claxton |
Jones Keeney Rd crossing, Off of old RR bed road |
| 175.3 |
KY route 278, overhead bridge |
Scott Junction named for comunity, to the east, removed. |
| 175.9 |
KY route 91 underpass |
split between old and new ROW comunity known as Scottsburg |
| 177 |
KY route 128 |
Ceader bluff Quarry |
| 178 .5 |
Cedar Bluff |
(Former start of double track to the West.)
|
| 180-182 |
Princeton Yard (limits 178.5-183) |
(pass) |
|
| 181 |
Princeton yard office, new start of passing track/second main to the west |
(pass) |
|
| 183 |
Dulaney Jnc.
| Aprox. location(begin double track) |
| 184 |
Approximant location of Matt Rich Rd |
Crossing is #297-131A |
|
| 186.5 |
Dulaney road /KY route 881 |
| 189.45 |
Fairview siding extends aprox MP 190 |
| 189.5 |
Hot Box detector |
| 199.6 |
EUREKA passing track east of Barkly dam (198.5-200.0) |
(pass) |
|
| 202 |
Grand Rivers |
(pass) |
|
| 203.0 |
KY dam/ JESSUP/ GRT 1 &2 |
(pass) |
|
| 204.8 |
(old Gilbertsville 282 bridge?) |
| 205.8 |
Gilbertsville junction (GV) new detector location/yard limit |
(detector) |
| 206.4 |
Gilbertsville grade crossing |
Double track |
|
| 208.8 |
Beach St Calvert city |
Double track |
|
| 209 |
Calvert (the railroad location for town proper) |
Double track |
|
| 209.1 |
Calvert city -Main st/ highway 95 |
Double track |
|
| 209.9 |
Crossover from indusial area wye to right handed running |
Double track |
|
| 210.? |
Wye from main line to the indusial area/ crossover from SB main to NB main |
Double track |
|
| 212.? |
Crossover against current of traffic allows access to the Calvert City indusial area |
Double track |
|
| 212 |
Mcfarline Rd |
Double track |
|
| 213 |
Calvert city yard limit |
Double track |
|
| 214? |
(gun club) |
Double track |
|
| 214.6 |
Little Cypress |
Double track |
|
| 221.2 |
Clarks River Bridge |
Double track |
|
| 221.9 |
Crossover, allows trains to run against current of traffic into Paducah, at the flood wall |
Double track |
|
| 222.9 |
Old Benton Rd crossing, short of last set of block signals |
Double track |
|
| 223.0 |
new yard limit |
Double track |
|
| 223.1 |
Yarbro crossover spring switches |
Double track |
|
| 223.3 |
Husbands rd, Tipple track & Paducah port lead |
Double track |
|
| 224 |
Island creek bridge & old wal-mart switch |
Double track |
|
| 224.8 |
Little Ave crossing (union station) crazy thing is the address is 1340 Mallory st! |
| 225-229 |
Paducah yards (229 is south most yard limit) |
Notes: Passing tracks highlighted in blue Were more than one item applyes the right row indacates multi tracks and mainline use. Yellow is for detectors and red is yard limits. Locations in yard limits the Mile post numbers are highlited in red. This ist is not all inclusive and more than one color may apply.